Synlett

Addition of trichloromethyl radicals to alkenes: The use of phosphites as hydrogen-atom donors in intermolecular radical reactions

JM Barks, BC Gilbert, AF Parsons, B Upeandran

Index: Barks; Gilbert; Parsons; Upeandran Synlett, 2001 , # 11 p. 1719 - 1722

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Citation Number: 11

Abstract

Abstract: Addition of trichloromethyl radicals (generated from BrCCl3 or CCl4) to a variety of alkenes in the presence of hydrogenatom donors has been explored. The use of phosphites as hydrogenatom donors was shown to provide a mild, novel and technically clean approach to trichloroalkanes. Key words: addition reactions, alkenes, phosphorus, radicals, radical reactions